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California Governors And High-Speed Rail
October 29, 2019
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger inspects a China’s high-speed train at Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, China, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010.
Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo
California Gov. Jerry Brown, center, displays signed legislation authorizing initial construction of California’s $68 billion high-speed rail line at Los Angeles’ Union Station Wednesday, July 18, 2012. From left: Los Angels Councilman Tom LaBonge, Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton), Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, and Senator Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles).
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Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he no longer opposes California’s $64 billion high-speed rail plan while speaking at the Sacramento Press Club in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. Newsom said he would “100 percent” seek a solid funding source for the train project if he’s elected governor in 2018.
Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo
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